İ cried when they shot Medgar EversTears ran down my spineI cried when they shot Mr. KennedyAs though I'd lost a father of mineBut Malcolm X got what was comingHe got what he asked for this timeSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I cheered when Humphrey was chosenMy faith in the system restoredI'm glad the commies were thrown outof the A.F.L. C.I.O. boardI love Puerto Ricans and Negrosas long as they don't move next doorSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

The people of old MississippiShould all hang their heads in shameI can't understand how their minds workWhat's the matter don't they watch Les Crain?But if you ask me to bus my childrenI hope the cops take down your nameSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I read New republic and NationI've learned to take every viewYou know, I've memorized Lerner and GoldenI feel like I'm almost a JewBut when it comes to times like KoreaThere's no one more red, white and blueSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I vote for the democratic partyThey want the U.N. to be strongI go to all the Pete Seeger concertsHe sure gets me singing those songsI'll send all the money you ask forBut don't ask me to come on alongSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

Once I was young and impulsiveI wore every conceivable pinEven went to the socialist meetingsLearned all the old union hymnsBut I've grown older and wiserAnd that's why I'm turning you inSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal